Reviews

Joni has helped me several times over the years getting me a better outcome then I even expected. She truly cares about her clients and listens to their concerns. She is also very good about explaining options and guiding you to what may work best. For family law she is the best of the best!!!

We hired Joan Watke Stacy to prepare our wills, trusts, powers of attorney for health care and financial decisions. Ms. Stacy provides a warm and welcoming atmosphere in her office. Additionally, Ms. Stacy is highly intelligent, makes the process smooth, concise, and clear. She and her staff have streamlined the process to such a degree that all of our documents were complete in two meetings. We left with two binders, an online copy, and our information filed with the county. All updates and changes we needed were incorporated and immediately taken care of. We had previously attempted this process with a different attorney and found it to be far less organized and accurate. We will always retain Ms. Stacy for any future needs. Ms. Stacy is particularly educated regarding the specific needs of GLBTQ couples and individuals. She is warm, aware of all potential protections that can be necessary for couples to retain their rights, and is exceptionally trained.

My lawyer created a final trust for me which required some very complicated matters that needed a great deal of understanding of the laws and corrected some past mistakes from a will that actually never got filed from before. When I left her office I understood absolutely everything I was to do and she explained why we needed to do the things we did. I NOW know that my children will be taken care of or my husband after my demise or his. She is fabulous and I love how at home she made us both feel. I would and have recommended her to others, she's the best and has a great sense of humor which makes it easier when you have to talk about this kind of material. I Love her.

I am so incredibly grateful to Joni Watke Stacy! She made the process of getting my name change simple and efficient! She communicated each step clearly and made it seamless for me. Plus she is supportive and kind! Not only did she make the process easy she also gave me excellent advice on how to proceed with other getting my identity documents changed as well. She shared with me the difference between certified copies and told me how many I may need to start. If you are looking for an attorney who takes the mystery out of a name change process in Omaha, Joni is the attorney for you!

Joan helped me with my divorce. When I came into her office I was distraught and had no idea what to do or where to turn. She was very patient with me and walked me through the entire process from beginning to end. I know that there were times when I must have been bugging the heck out of her with constant questions and concerns, but she continued to be patient and handled everything very professionally. I personally know several people that have also used her services and everyone that I talk to her has nothing but good things to say about her. I would highly recommend her to anyone that needs any help with Family, Trusts, and Wills.

I have been with joni for quite some time. When i forst met her i was clueless and scared. Joni was extemely understanding and helpful. She guided me through all my questions and even made me think about things i never would have. She has always been truthful and realistic with me. I will always recommed joni to anyone who needs help!

I engaged Joni after establishing a guardianship & conservatorship for my 93 year-old mother's second husband who had developed dementia and who was being physcially abusive to my mother. Joni was recommended by the attorney who had assisted with the guardianship since it appeared litigation might become necessary to separate the two individuals and achieve some division of assets and support. Our concern was to avoid divorce which might have jeopardized spousal rights to the husband's pension. Joni very capably guided us through a very fair settlement agreement while being very understanding of the special needs of the elderly individuals involved. We managed to avoid adversarial court proceedings involving my mother and her husband while dealing with some potentially touchy personal and financial issues. At the same time, I felt confident that Joni would be quite effective at representing our interests if matters became more controversial and required more formal legal actions. Joni was very fair with her biling and I feel she provided the right level of assistance with concern for keeping overall costs within reason for this engagement. I would hignly recommend Joni as legal counsel to assist in dealing with difficult family issues involving the elderly as a result of this experience.

Joan did an outstanding job at helping me get custody of my two sons. Throughout the process she explained what I should expect. This was a time of high anxiety for me, Joan was very empathetic and worked very hard for me to make sure I won my case. Joan also was very real in what I could and should expect and never did I feel she was "padding" her billable hours (as I've had experiences where other lawyers would do that) by setting false expectations for me and was honest about what we could and couldn't do from a legal perspective. Joan continually helped take some of my emotion out of the situation and helped me to be real in what could and couldn't be done from a legal perspective. I can't thank Joan enough for the outstanding job she did - she was completely professional, but was also a joy to work with as she helped make this horrible process a manageable one. I ended up winning custody of my two sons and I can't thank her enough.

Trusted friends referred me to Joni Watke Stacy. I hired her to assist our family with settling our mother’s estate during a very emotional and stressful time. This included many intricacies with clearing the house title, which were all successfully maneuvered within a reasonable time frame. Joni is down-to-earth, personable, professional, and cares about her clients and their individual goals. I would hire her again without hesitation.

Joan Watke Stacy has been my attorney for over 15 years. She is smart, direct, caring and ethical. Over the course of the past 12 years my ex-husband has been in contempt of our divorce decree and parenting plan several times. On each occurrence, Joni's ability to effectively communicate with my ex’s attorney lead to a resolution fairly quickly. There are MANY attorneys out there who will drag things out, which is of course to their financial advantage. I never had to worry about this with Joan representing me. She is a wonderful person, and an outstanding attorney. I highly recommend her!

Joan Watke Stacy handled my divorce and my will. I would highly recommend her as a lawyer. She is knowledgeable, efficient, and she thoroughly answered all of my questions. I am so grateful that I hired her for my divorce. I have referred many of my friends to her, and I will continue to seek her help for any legal needs that I may have in the future.

Joni is trustworthy, understanding, diligent and caring. She is efficient and demonstrated the utmost concern for our case while also balancing our need to keep the costs down. I completely trust her judgement and recommendations.